Glen Phillips

Glen Phillips: Swallowed by the New

by Doug Collette
November 5, 2016

It's not wholly fair to say Glen Phillips' is the sound of Toad the We Sprocket (with whom he still works when not going solo). But it was usually his insinuating voice and engaging way with words that shaped the group's sound and those virtues are readily apparent on this exotic sounding record Swallowed by the New. The title of the album suits its vivid music as much as the cover graphics, which go unbesmirched by the printing ...